WU DANG KUNG FU xing yi / tai chi / ba gua & chi kung
rie kung fu
RIE kung fu style content is in terms of holistic and relativity principles without any limitations of any particular martial art perspective.
Fundamentally RIE considers both practitioner and opponent frame of reference. This means to analyse any possible attacks - defence and counter attacks by using different perspective, rather than sticking one sort of principle or kung fu style - system.
Moreover this is to utilise any external with internal or any internal with external and to emphasise on physical and mental state flexibility, also energy – mechanical power - force efficiency.
The performance, actions of the RIE form, is from simple to complex, easy to hard, bottom to top approach
RIE form has many different punches, kicks, stances, attacks, defences, counter attacks, many sets of combat movements, as well as chi kung, breathing and relaxation ( meditation ) practice.
The complete form is in eight directions,
RIE requires relaxed muscles and relaxed mental state, not excited, not exaggerated, sort of meditative, concentrated state .
In action, the fluidity, connectivity between starting and targeted end is not broken and also broken, slow – fast, soft – hard and heavy – light goes together.
RIE course syllabus
breathing , meditation,
footwork, stances
basic punches, kicks,
basic attacks – defences ,
basic counter attacks,
static push hand
RIE form part A
kicks and punches combinations
complicated attacks - defences
complicated counter attacks,
RIE form part B
dynamic pushing hands
punch and kick techniques
fighting form I
fighting form I I
RIE form part C and D
RIE form correction
RIE form applications
weapon forms
weapon form applications
revision of
punches and kicks
static and dynamic push hands
fighting forms A and B
RIE form
RIE weapon form
combat - empty hand and weapons